From The Tribune staff reports
BESSEMER — An early Thursday-morning shooting has claimed the life of a McCalla man.
Authorities have identified the victim as 34-year-old Jeremy Dejuan Williamson.
According to a release from the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office, Williamson sustained gunshot wound injuries during a reported assault in the 1200 block of 15th Street North in Bessemer. Police believe the incident took place at 1:22 a.m. Thursday.
Williamson was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Bessemer Police Department is investigating the case as a homicide. A person of interest is being questioned, but no arrest has been announced.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact Bessemer police at 425-2411 or call Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.